Taiwan’s President Sae Ing-wen said that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is essential to the stability of global high-tech supply chains.
“I believe that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, in light of the ongoing military tensions in the region, are of paramount importance for the countries of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific region,” the Taiwanese president added in an interview with the Japanese edition of Libre. magazine.
Answering a question about the geopolitical significance of Taiwan, the politician noted that security and peace in the Taiwan Strait are also important for the global economy. “I think many people know that Taiwan is a major world manufacturing center for high-tech products and plays an indispensable role in the global supply chains of the semiconductor industry,” she said.
The President of Taiwan said that the Taiwan Strait is the main shipping route connecting the East China Sea and the South China Sea, “Therefore, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are linked to the stability of global high-tech supply chains.”
It is noteworthy that the situation around Taiwan escalated after the visit of Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, the first speaker of the House of Representatives in Congress since 1997. The White House has distanced itself from Pelosi’s behavior and declared “its commitment to the one China policy.”
Source: RIA Novosti